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Projection Devices and the Handheld I often get asked for the pros and cons of the two main presentation devices for the handhelds. Here is my opinion on the suubject. The Margi is easy to use, but it limits the size of your presentation since the presentation has to fit on the handheld itself. It connects to the handheld via the SD slot. If you are planning to use it for mirroring and an occasional smallish presentation, it would be fine. I use the Margi for mirroring when I train teachers and students. The Pitch Solo and Duo hook to the handheld via the connector at the bottom and a sync/charge cable that you supply. Or, if you have a T, T2, or T3, you can "hook" to it via Bluetooth with the Pitch Duo, too. The Pitch products do the mirroring and presenting, too, and leave the SD slot open for large presentations.
I have them both and wind up using the Pitch for presenting since many of my presentations are big. Both have AC power (mandatory with the Pitch and optional to use with the Margi), but, when using the AC power, it keeps the handheld charging. If you use Bluetooth and the Pitch Duo of course, it does not charge.
Pros:
Margi is small.
Pitch leaves the SD slot open.
If using Pitch Duo and Bluetooth, you can roam.
Both do mirroring and presentations.
Both keep handhelds charged as you present.
Cons:
Presentation must go on device with Margi.
Bluetooth refresh is slower than sync cable option on the Pitch.
If you do not have a sync/charge cable, you have to buy one to use the Pitch Duo/Solo
Remember, these are only my observations!
Pitch Solo/Duo: http://www.mobl.com/handheld/presentation/
Margi Presenter-to-Go: http://www.margi.com/products/prod_ptg.htm
Kathy
Handheld Articles Here is a link to some additional articles about the use of the handheld in education. A bit old, but still some good stuff! <http://www.edteck.com/palm/news.htm> Kathy Kathy's Tungsten E "Review" I received my new Tungsten E today (Okay, I now own the just about the entire line of palmOne handhelds!) It is a very nice device. The screen is as good as any palmOne handheld, it has 32mb RAM, it includes stereo sound, and comes with a CD chock full of add-on applications (full versions!) including Handmark's Mobile DB, Kinoma Producer and Player, and Dataviz Documents to Go, among others. I did not have to install Palm desktop since I already had the version for the T3 installed with the built-in Outlook conduits. It takes a bit of getting used to having a device without the universal connector, but I quickly got past that. It worked perfectly with the Veo camera, the Pitch Duo presenter unit, and the palmOne wireless keyboard. Having to handle both a HotSync USB cable and a power adapter takes some juggling, but the power adapter came with tips for world travel, so that's a big plus, too! Kathy Cobalt OS (OS 6) There are some screen shots of the new Palm OS, called Cobalt, on this page, in case anyone is interested. http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=6542 Kathy Expert Guides Thought it might be fun to let you know that PalmSource has been creating Expert Guides for Palm users to use as a learning resource for many topics of interest to all. I will be creating one on "Reading on Your Palm" very soon as well as keeping up the one on Genealogy. Don't forget to check out the one for Teachers and Students. http://www.palmsource.com/applications/ Enfora Portfolios Just a note for anyone considering the Enfora LAN portfolios...they are awesome! They are simple to install and, with a Zire 71 or Tungsten T, work as well as a Tungsten C. In addition, even the M130 can go wireless...it's da' bomb! Best of all worlds-- doesn't take up the SD slot, has its own battery so it runs for a long time, and is a pretty nifty case to boot! http://enfora.com/ |
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